BENEDETTI DEEP LEAD MINE
MATTES TRACK BLACKWOOD, MOORABOOL SHIRE
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BENEDETTI DEEP LEAD MINE - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: By 1884, several companies were prospecting for deep alluviums at Green Hill. A discovery of auriferous drift in the following year by the North Benedetti Company sparked a small boom. The North Benedetti Company went as far as constructing a dam across Green Hill Creek, a tramway from its tunnel and a puddler. It appears to have not mined profitably and mentions of the company, and its neighbours, such as the Benedetti Amalgamated and Benedetti, do not feature in mining reports after 1887.Heritage Inventory Description
BENEDETTI DEEP LEAD MINE - Heritage Inventory Description
Mullock heap - Small mullock heap and filled, but slightly collapsed, shaft.Track - Well defined track runs down the west side of the creek to a second (open) shaft.Puddler - 100 metres down the gully from the mine site, east side of the creek, is a 22ft diameter puddler. The puddler is obscured by grass and fallen vegetation, has a pronounced inner mound and its puddling trench has sheer sides. No pivot post or trench slabbing but both inlet and outlet are visible. The puddler obtained its water from a race and has a small bank of wash
Heritage Inventory Significance: The site has:Historical significance - only surviving evidence of the Mining DivisionÆs deep lead mining industryScientific significance - rare and relatively well preserved sitePossible archaeological potential SIGNIFICANCE RANKING: Regional
Recorded by: David Bannear
Heritage Inventory Site Features: - mullock heap- puddler
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BENEDETTI DEEP LEAD MINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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